New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-25
INITIATING THE TwEEDPLOT
A CHICAGO BooDLER MAKES HIS ESCAPE

TAKEN TO HIS HOME by THE sHERryr-rLuprra
THE oFFIcER-AIDED BY THE RING.
CHICAGO. July 24.-The great sensation today
Is the escape from the Sheriff last evening Of Will
lam ). McGarlge, the convicted bOodler Mc{}sri-
gle. 1t is announced had beon talking for soma
time of what he know about the doodle cases 70
States Attorney GrinnelL The conferences with
Mr.. GrInnell have in the majority Of cases been
held at the house Of McGarigle, IN the suburb Of
Lake View. whittier he has been conveyed many
times after dark from the Jail to tell of
the misdeeds Of the gang. Grinnell was to have
heard moro of McGarigles narrative last night,
but in the evening he felt tired and sent word to
McGarRle that he would have to forego his engage
ment McGsrigle was sent to bis cell at the usual
hour but he sent for Sheriff Matson and prevailed
upon him to take him to his home. No. 832
Race-st. Lake View. The excuse hc offered
was that he wished to make final adjust
uent of his accounts a. warden Of the
County Hospital An engagement had been made
with MI. Doherty, the hospital clerk, and together
at McGarigle's they were to check up accounts
Sheriff Matson had accompanied McGar1gle to his
home before. making assurance doubly sure by
taking along Deputy Speers Last night he started
of with the prisoner alone few minutes before
8 o'clock.
Arrived at his home. McGarigle made visit Of .
few minutes to his wife aud children. Then he
asked to be allowed to 90 to his bathroom and take
bath. Permission was granted by the sheriff.
and McGarigle went inside and shut the door,
Soon the sound Of water running In the tub was
heard, and the unsuspectipg sheriff sat down.
After waiting for some time the sheriff became
tired. He sent of the children to look for her
father. but che did not see MIN: he went to the
bathroom himself. but McGarigle was not
IL Nall - IA
came out OF her room. rubbing her eyes and acting
as If she had lust awaken from a sound sleep.
Where is your husbandi" demanded the sheriff
"Ehp
why is he not in therer she said. pointing to
the bathroom:
Mrs McGarisle said that she did not know
where he was. and asked sS.r,f ne w;,ho%t naa
to tot the police department. Deputies were ques.:
sSS soon and evsry ssasSs on
sssA SSsf S usTs aS's' ses
for many hours Up O'Clock about tSe
moTnus Ha1 The police and sheriff are Of opnon
that McGariele took to the lake =, Inc nee escape
to the plot by which Boss" Tweed eluded his
keepers years ago. II was evident that convey
ance was on hand to carry McGarigie out OF the
way of the enemy.
One significant fact is that about two hours bo-
fore McIarigle impOrtuued the sheriff to take him
home. BUCK" Mccarthy and Harry Varnell
had visited the prison and held conversation with
the man on whose words their destinles depended.
What the conversation was no one knew
but themselves. McGarige was telling all he
knew but was back ward about cOnsenting to swear
to it before jury, and they were willing to oner
ANYTHING and take any chance to get him out OF the
clutches of States Attorney Grlnne.
W. j. McGarigIe and 4" Ed Mcdonald, brother
of the noted gambler NJ. c. Mcdonald were jointly
convicted a short time ago OF having Decn
engaged in the wholesale robbery OF Cook
County, as carried on by tho Doodle
gang for years. McGarigle as Warden
of the County Hospital and Mcdonald, as engineer
of the same institution, were each sentenced t9
three years imprisonment, and Judge Sheppard
refused to admit them to bail. pending motion OF
new trial. ~,
Although McGariele was in the custody cf the Ss
Snei'h was tried and and convicted, be was
still under bonds of over 100000, on twenty
other indictments His bondsmen are N;
Attorney Grinnel declared unqualihedly
that the bondsmen were yet liable ana
In case McGarge was not re-
captured the bonds would certainly be forfeited